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What is Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA?

DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is an endogenous hormone (made in the human body) secreted by the adrenal gland. DHEA serves as precursor to male and female sex hormones. It is used in the treatment of adrenal insufficiency, depression, induction of labor and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 45 7 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 11 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Loss of energy 10 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fatigue 8 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 8 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Brain fog 6 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 92 patients currently taking Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 6
None
 17

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

Jittery feeling 2
Nausea 1
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) 1
Moodiness 1
Increased fatigue 1
Anxiety attacks 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA. See all 16 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 300 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 25 Number of Patients: 25 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 26%
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 21%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 14%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 12%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 10%
Expense 3   Expense: 7%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 40 patients who’ve stopped taking Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

Always
 17 63%
Usually
 6 22%
Sometimes
 4 15%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 4 15%
Not at all
 23 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 20 100%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.